Aster alpinus

Aster alpinus subsp. var.
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Aster alpinus, Linn. Lvs. entire and spatulate, forming a cluster on the ground, those on the st. small and linear: st. 3-10 in., bearing a large violet-rayed, handsome head. B.M. 199. Gn. 76, p. 122.—In its wild state, the plant also occurs in the Rocky Mts. Valuable alpine or rockwork plant, with fls. varying to pink and white. Var. speciosus, Hort., is taller and stronger, with heads 3—1 in. across. Var. superbus, Hort. (Gn. 54:328. G. 32:591), is a large and showy form. Var. albus is a beautiful pure white-fld. form of the type. G.M. 50:617. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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